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I saw this Photo-A-Day Challenge for the whole month of Feb from a Turbo Fire buddy. I decided to do it so here it is. Since I’m starting on day 3, I’ll just post day 1 to 3 so tomorrow I’ll be all caught up with the dates. If you’re doing this too please let me know so I can visit your blog.

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Emma loves to bake. If it was up to her we’d be baking cookies, cakes, and cupcakes, everyday. But of course we can’t do that so we do it on the weekends. She definitely had fun with all the Holiday baking we did last year. Anyhooo, for Christmas, Nan and Pop gave her a Kid’s Cupcake Bake Set from Bed Bath and Beyond. The set came with apron, wooden mixing spoon, icing spreader, 5pc measuring spoons, 12 cup nonstick mini cupcakes pan, 1(24 count) mini cupcake liners, cupcake stand and vinyl carry bag.

We made mini chocolate banana cupcakes.

And regular sized ones too. BTW, I added chocolate chips on the recipe so the cupcakes are more decadent. And another thing, the cupcake bake set is currently on sale for $2.99. NICE!

Pumpkin cheesecake is in the oven. YAY. I took pictures before I made a mess in my kitchen. And since that needs to cook for an hour and 10 minutes, I’m going to give my daughter a shower, before I sweep the floor, then make the cornbread casserole.

NOTE: finish the red velvet cake truffles.

PS: I hope everyone is more organized than I am.

It will be a hectic day for me tomorrow coz I’ll be cooking 2 desserts and one side dish for our Thanksgiving Day feast. It’s a time-saver to make a few dishes the day before instead of rushing ‘em all on the day itself. Besides, The desserts need to chill in the fridge anyway,

Instead of the usual sweet potato pies that I make every year, I’ll be making pumpkin cheesecake with dulce de leche topping and throwing in red velvet cake truffles for mini bites. I’ll also be making the cornbread casserole coz this particular side dish is much better after it spends a day firming up in the fridge. Besides the cheesecake, the cornbread casserole is what I’m mostly looking forward to. I think the whole family is excited about it. It’s such an easy side dish to make but I only really make it during the holidays. It’s an special and delicious dish that I’ve learned from a friend when we were stationed in NY.

For anyone looking for easy last minute recipes to make for Thanksgiving, check out the Thanksgiving Menu I made at Feistycook. There’s still time to get the ingredients and I promise you, they really are easy recipes to follow. From the turkey, to side dishes to desserts.

It’s Wednesday which means break time from doing Turbo Fire. No workout today so I thought I’d read up on eyelash growth products for my fashion blog. For some reason, I’ve eaten too much today. Well not to the pointwhere I’m busting out my clothes, but I’ve just eaten more today than I usually eat on a daily basis. The day that I’m not supposed to work out is the day I’m just going for it. Ayayay.

It started with slices of fried eggplants and some leftover rice, and pico de gallo, for breakfast. And then the leftover baked trout with pico de gallo for lunch. Then a couple of homemade cinnamon rolls with apples for afternoon snacks. For dinner, I just devoured 2 bacon cheeseburgers. What the hell? I asked myself earlier if I feel depressed. My heart and brain said no. My monthly period is done so it’s not PMS. I don’t think it’s stress coz I’m always stressed so there’s nothing new there. Maybe I’m just hungry today from all the moderation diet and working out I’ve been doing. Aaahhhhhhhhhh.

I’m going to sneak a 30-minute HIIT workout in a few minutes just so I would feel better about myself before I go to bed today. Then I’ll double up my workout tomorrow.

It’s Friday, Daddy is off,  and Caine starts his Fall break. That means we’re all home so we decided to have a nice brunch at the Waffle House. It’s been a while since our last visit to that place. As I write this, I remember how we all seem to get sick with colds and runny nose after eating at different Waffle House restaurants. So we’ll see the  next day if we’ve broken that habit. In any case, we always enjoy the food there.

The husband and I each ordered the All-Star Special. He picked chocolate waffles and I picked blueberries. Both waffles became community waffles of course coz we share those with the kids. No point on them ordering their own coz 2 waffles are substantial enough to feed 4 people. Caine ordered Toddle House Ham & Cheese Omelet with Bacon on the side, while Emma Lyn got Cheese & Eggs with bacon and raisin toast. The menu is right here if you want to check ‘em out.

We stuffed ourselves silly for sure. We wouldn’t have it any other way. As soon as we got home, the husband started the coffee pot so we could enjoy coffee while he does some online classes and I knock out some work with the SCREAM movie in the background via Netflix. I told my son to watch it coz he picked the Scream mask(+ a regular black Halloween robe)  for his Halloween costume so I thought it would be good for him to know what the mask is all about. He couldn’t believe when I informed him that the girl in the beginning of the movie was the same little girl from ET. I had to tell him that coz after the movie was over he was wondering why her face was in the movie cover/poster when she was only at the beginning. So I told him about ET, which means she’s been a movie star for a long time and is a star in her own right therefore her contract probably entails her face to be in the cover/poster. She’s freaking Drew Barrymore, thankyouverymuch, HEHE. He couldn’t believe it that she’s the ET girl. His Dad and I then went through her age, other movies she’d been in, the year Scream was made, etc. We would’ve continued on with Scream 2 but Netflix doesn’t have it. But get this, it has part 3. How strange is that? Oh yeah, it’s Netflix.

Anyhooooo… how’s your Friday so far?

Whenever my husband enjoys our dinner immensely he would say,

“damn that was disgusting I ate all of it”

Sometimes that involves second and third helpings.

Early on, my son would react coz he didn’t get the irony between the empty plate and the word disgusting. It was kinda cute how he would defend me by firmly saying the food is not disgusting and I’m the best cook in the world although it usually takes him 2 hours to finish his dinner. He just doesn’t like it when someone says something bad about my cooking. Father or not.

Anyhooo, last week I made some broiled chicken pieces where the skin got a little bit burnt. Just a little of course, yah know, broiler effect which my husband likes apparently.

My husband told our son after thanking me for a delicious dinner,

“Caine, I hope you find a wife that cooks just as good as your mother.”

And I said oh so surely…

“I hope so coz I’m certainly not cooking for you all your life.”

Of course that was a big fat lie.

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This food post could have easily gone to Feistycook but I’ve decided to post it here instead because it is such an easy breakfast to make that is very kid-friendly. Seriously too easy. Cut a hole or any other shapes on a slice of bread, melt butter on a griddle or non-skillet pan, place the slices of bread on the griddle, break an egg into each hole, season with salt and pepper, cook for a few minutes, flip to cook the other side and VOILA, fun breakfast for the whole family.

This is a classic breakfast that is so easy to make you can make this with your eyes closed. Well, maybe not. Campers love this stuff.

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